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July 26, 2021

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True leaders empower the people around them One difficult-yet-crucial leadership skill to learn is being able to let go and empower people in areas in which you are not an expert. Trying to do everything yourself can limit career progression. Full Story: Entrepreneur (7/23)

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When work isn't family, can purpose survive? When employees stop looking at workplaces as "family," employers have to rethink work, and this lengthy analysis offers four possibilities. For example, employers could treat work as work and cordon off purpose as a personal endeavor -- or, ideally, focus on purpose in pursuit of co-creation, with "workers having influence and decision rights over what the organization stands for, what outcomes it wants to achieve, and what actions it takes to pursue those outcomes." Full Story: Deloitte (7/21)

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Why younger workers often hold ageist views Researchers have found that many younger workers who say they're against sexism and racism still hold prejudiced views against older employees. A 348-person study outlined in an American Psychological Association article found that the younger workers were, the more likely they were to harbor ageist ideas about older employees. Full Story: Next Avenue (7/23)

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